A recent interview with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden confirms the agency’s belief in the possible existence of life on Mars in the past, with further analysis of the interview suggesting that there may be evidence of current life forms.

The Inquisitr reports that the Mars Mission interview with Bolden was conducted on Oct. 9, uploaded as a video from UFO Globe. In the video, Bolden confirmed that NASA does believe life may have existed on Mars for some time in the past before hesitantly stating that there may be evidence of a current presence.

“People always ask the question ‘Why Mars,’” said Bolden, according to the Inquisitr. “Several reasons: One, Mars is very Earth-like, or least used to be Earth-like. It is a planet, a sister planet to Earth. It is the most likely planet in our solar system, um, that had life at one time… may have life now, and we feel can definitely sustain life.”

According to Examiner.com, a writer from the blog UFO Sightings Daily – who claims to have a Masters in counseling – further assessed the interview for Bolden’s hesitation and body language during particular dialogue.

“Bolden then went on to say that Mars may still have life on it, but did you notice his hesitation,” stated the blog, according to the Inquisitr. “He hesitated when he began saying the part, ‘…may have life now.’ He even squinted his eyes and cringed (right side) as if it hurt him to say it. Deep down inside he was dying to tell the world and finally allowed himself to slip it out to the public.”

The Inquisitr reports that the blog analysis can be seen as a positive: “Nonetheless, the writer claims that the NASA chief’s revelations are victories to UFO enthusiasts, who now have more reason to believe in extraterrestrial life. Moreover, Bolden’s statements, according to the writer, validate what conspiracy theorists have held all along: Unidentified flying objects were not mere figments of Astro-biologists’ imaginations after all.”